Long clover variety blocks weed growth

Farmers Mike Coon, left, and his son, K.C. Coon, show the full length of a single stalk of balansa clover, which can grow more than 10 feet in length. The cover crop suppresses weeds, fixes nitrogen, and can grow in water-logged soils.

Farmer Mike Coon demonstrates the thick mats of vegetation formed by the balansa clover, which can grow more than 10 feet in length. The cover crop suppresses weeds, fixes nitrogen, and can grow in water-logged soils.

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Farmer K.C. Coon windrows thick mats of vegetation formed by the balansa clover, which can grow more than 10 feet in length. The cover crop suppresses weeds, fixes nitrogen, and can grow in water-logged soils.